Homelessness

Wall Street Journal Headlines

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration plans to scrap the policy of requiring all families seeking entry to New York City’s shelter system to go to a single location in the Bronx, opening a second intake facility in Brooklyn that officials said would focus on homelessness prevention.

Every New York City public-housing apartment set aside for homeless families this year was quickly filled, officials said, but the homeless-shelter population keeps growing despite the city’s renewed efforts to tackle the problem.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald reached out to veterans groups Tuesday to apologize for claiming he had served in the military’s special forces, moving quickly to prevent the gaffe from turning into an issue that could derail his efforts to reform the agency.

Antipoverty groups that once stood as City Hall’s staunchest critics have lowered their voices since New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio took office, seeing him as an ally and not wanting to jeopardize his progress.

The New York City agency responsible for sheltering the homeless is planning to spend more than $1 billion this fiscal year, a record amount that comes as an unprecedented number of people sleep in shelters.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pursuing a resolution to an impasse with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in the city's attempt to secure access to state funds to launch a new program to help the homeless move out of shelters, an aide to the governor said Wednesday.